New images from Jupiter's Great Red Spot

A NASA spacecraft flew by Jupiter's Great Red Spot on Monday during a science orbit, capturing the first up-close shots of the famous spot.

The Great Red Spot is a storm that's been monitored since 1830 and has appeared to be shrinking in recent years. The storm is 10,000 miles wide.

Juno, the spacecraft, collected photos of the spot.

PHOTOS: Great Red Spot on Jupiter

This enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s bands of light and dark clouds was created by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Photo: NASA

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This enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s bands of light and dark clouds was created by citizen scientists Gerald Eichstädt and Seán Doran using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Photo: NASA

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"For generations people from all over the world and all walks of life have marveled over the Great Red Spot," said Scott Bolton, principal investigator of Juno from the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. "Now we are finally going to see what this storm looks like up close and personal."